The Nexperia factory in Dongguan, in the heart of southern China’s Pearl River Delta, has long been a poster child for successful globalisation. Since its launch in 2000, the plant, which covers an area the size of 10 football fields, has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, non-stop. Following its most recent…
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia has said that its employees in China still have access to company platforms and are receiving normal salaries, directly contradicting claims made by its China unit a day earlier. The company stated that any assertions about unpaid salaries are “factually incorrect and misleading.”“We are aware of a message circulated by individuals at…
Nexperia has withheld access to work accounts and halted salaries for its employees in China, according to local news reports citing a letter from the Chinese unit of the Dutch chipmaker, marking the latest escalation in a growing political dispute between the Netherlands and China. The Chinese unit of Nexperia informed customers on Friday that…
Workers at a large Nexperia packaging plant in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan said they are worried about becoming collateral damage in a simmering political dispute between the Netherlands and China that has upended the management of the Dutch semiconductor maker. During a visit by the Post on Thursday, operations at the factory appeared…
The Dutch government has taken control of the Chinese-owned chip company Nexperia after pressure from Washington, a move underscoring how countries find themselves between the United States and China in the race for technological advantage. The Nijmegen-based company specializes in low-end chips for consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial sectors and has manufacturing facilities in Germany…
Chinese electronic-parts supplier Wingtech is the latest company to face a setback amid the US-China tech war, after Dutch authorities froze control of its local subsidiary in a sign of new risks for Chinese tech firms’ overseas investments. The rare move by local authorities was the latest example of increasing operational risks for Chinese tech…